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, DJRambo <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>       I would love to see the details. I am using a program called
> QModem Pro on the vax. It supports the protocol you've mentioned and some
> instructions on its use would be extremely helpful.
 
Okay here you go....
 
To set your account up, you first need to either create a new LOGIN.COM file
(the equivalent to DOS's AUTOEXEC.BAT file), or modify the existing one if you
already have it. You can accomplish whichever one is appropriate with the
command:
 
$ EDIT LOGIN.COM
 
This will take you into the normal editor, EVE, just as is used in NEWS and
MAIL. Now add the following line at the bottom of the file (if there are
already any other lines; otherwise just add it):
 
$ SZ :== $USER_LIB:[MCUG.APPS.ZMODEM]SZ.EXE
 
When you're finished, hit CONTROL-Z to save your changes and exit.
 
If the file was already empty, then you don't need to worry about this, but if
it had anything in it, then you probably want to delete the old version so that
it doesn't take up space in your account. You can do this with the command:
 
$ PURGE LOGIN.COM
 
That's it for your account. Now you need to make a local change. At this point,
I'll just tell you what needs to be done, since I am not familiar with your
program (or any other DOS/Windows terminal program, for that matter).
Somewhere, you can configure how the program talks to the server. You'll know
you're in the right place when you see places to enter the number of stop bits,
data bits, and parity.In here, you want to set the data bits to 8 (it's
probably currently set to 7). Then just save your changes. If you need help,
you should be able to find "Data Bits" in the index of the manual for the
program (or maybe a DOS fan lurking around here can tell you...).
 
To try this out, you'll need to log back in fresh. Now, before you get to the
point where you enter your password and userid, at the very beginning after you
get a CONNECT message, instead of hitting the Return or Enter key as you
normally would, hit the ; (semicolon) key. This tells the data switch to use 8
data bits, also. Note that you do need to do this every time, so just get in
the habit of hitting ; when you get connected.
 
Now you can finally try out zmodem. The syntax for it is:
 
$ SZ [filespec]
 
So if you have a file called "MYFILE.HMM;1", you would use:
 
$ SZ MYFILE.HMM;1
 
An important thing to know here (lest risking freezing your terminal session so
that you need to hang up and call back) is that the SZ command does *not* work
with wild cards. This means that you need to include the entire filename,
including the version suffix (";1" above). You can't use "MYFILE.*;*" or
anything similar. Also, you can only do one file at a time. Since getting a bad
file name can potentially cause a terminal freeze, you're safest to issue a DIR
command and copy and paste the filename, if your program allows that.
 
At this point, your program should automatically initiate a zmodem receive for
you. If it doesn't, you'll need to figure out how to do it manually (should be
very similar to doing it for Kermit)--again, you're referred to your manual for
this. But it *should* do it for you, since that's part of the standard zmodem
way of doing things.
 
If any of this is unclear, I can try to clean it up a bit, or maybe someone
else can better explain that part.
 
[Whew....]
 
 
Regards,
Bob